Even experienced teachers need to invest in professional development to ensure their knowledge and skills are current and their students' needs are met. Below is some of the training I have undertaken.
Certification and CPD Courses
2024
Teaching English Grammar in Context, University College London (UCL) (in progress)
How to Create an Online Course, The University of Edinburgh (in progress)
Corpus Linguistics: Method, Analysis, Interpretation, Lancaster University (in progress)
2023
Introduction to Applied Linguistics and TESOL, University of Leicester, completed in June 2023
2022
Understanding IELTS: Speaking, British Council, completed in August 2022
Understanding IELTS: Listening, British Council, completed in August 2022
Understanding IELTS: Writing, British Council, completed in August 2022
Understanding IELTS: Reading, British Council, completed in July 2022
2021
English Grammar for Teachers, University College London (UCL), completed in December 2021
English Pronunciation in a Global World, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, completed in October 2021
Summer Course in English Phonetics, University College London (UCL), completed in August 2021
Phonetics Workshop for Parents, International Phonetic (H.K.) Association, completed in June 2021
IPA Pronunciation Course in European Languages (French, Spanish, German, Italian), International Phonetic (H.K.) Association, completed in March 2021
2019
Jolly Phonics, Certificate of Professional Development, CPD College and Jolly Learning, completed in November 2019
Teach English Now! Teaching Language Online, Arizona State University, completed in June 2019
2018
Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) Certificate (with a specialisation in Teaching English to Young Learners and Teaching Test Preparation Courses), University of Toronto, completed in December 2018
Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) Certificate, Arizona State University, completed in March 2018
2017
Professional IPA Teachers Training Course (Passed with Distinction), International Phonetic (H.K.) Association, completed in December 2017
2015
English Grammar and Style, The University of Queensland, completed in October 2015
Grammar for Teachers: Language Awareness, Cambridge University Press, completed in August 2015
Conferences
2023
The 8th Annual Future of English Language Teaching Conference 2023, Trinity College London and Regent's University London, 10 June 2023
2022
The 7th Annual Future of English Language Teaching Conference 2022, Trinity College London and Regent's University London, 11 June 2022
2019
Teach English Now! Conference, Arizona State University, 2-3 May 2019
